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Ever thought about retiring early? Well, I've been doing it gradually since January 2017…

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Academics on the picket line

March 16, 2018 fluff352 Comments

There's never been a strike in UK higher education like this one

The agony of marking

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 fluff357 Comments

It's that season, yet again. For UK academics, term has ended, and coursework marking has begun. Soon to come: marking dissertations, followed by marking exams. I gave up marking when I moved to The Open University in 2011, as there it's done by the associate lecturers (aka 'tutors'), so all that was left for me… Continue reading The agony of marking →

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